Cartersville City Schools Win Pupil Transportation Safety Award

Cartersville is among 16 Georgia school systems recognized for going above and beyond to ensure safe and efficient student transportation. The Georgia Department of Education’s second annual Pupil Transportation Safety Awards were doled out by State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education (GDE) said in a news release.

“Our pupil transportation professionals are entrusted with precious cargo, and work incredibly hard each day to make sure Georgia’s students arrive at school safe and ready to learn,” Woods said. “These sixteen districts are going above and beyond to ensure student safety and recognize the school bus as an extension of the overall climate and culture of a school. I thank them for their efforts and commend them for their work.”

Winners were selected in eight divisions based on enrollment size. The winning districts were selected by a panel of judges, based on an application which evaluated a number of factors that impact bus safety. Those factors included completing safety training, evacuation drills, and other safety initiatives with students.

Here's what GDE had to say about Cartersville.

Division 5 (districts with a full-time student enrollment between 3,650 and 5,149)

Green Award Winner – Cartersville City Schools

Cartersville City Schools keeps the focus on bus and student safety by requiring all drivers to attend a fire extinguisher training session, a simulated smoke evacuation training session, and a “Stop the Bleed” and first aid training. All drivers attend a seizure/diabetic training session.